Taiwan Mandarin

WordTaiwan frequency #18,609

耽擱

dān gē·ㄉㄢㄍㄜ

“delay; hold up; cause to be late or wasted”

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to delay or be late; to indulge in or be addicted to something; to be negligent; (Taiwan, rare) large drooping ears; (Taiwan, rare) happy

To place or put something down; to shelve or set aside; to delay or postpone; to bear or endure; to remain or stagnate.

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耽誤dānwù·ㄉㄢㄨˋto delay; to hold up; to cause a setback by wasting time; to interfere with.